Great Hospital

Analysis

Great Hospital is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norwich. It was registered in August 1968, 58 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Great Hospital reported income of £3.5m and spending of £2.4m, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £2.1m to £3.5m (+64%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Great Hospital sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Eckling Grange Limited (£3.5m), Backup North West (£3.6m) and Falcon Support Services E.m Ltd (£3.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 41%, donations and legacies 38% and investments 21%. Charitable activities took 86% of spending and raising funds 3.7%. Reserves of £8.9m would cover about 40 months of spending at that rate. It employed 30 people.